computer-aided detection system
(kum-PYOO-ter-AY-ded deh-TEK-shun SIS-tem)
A computer-based system that uses special software to help look for suspicious areas of tissue on an x-ray image. A computer-aided detection system highlights these areas on the image so they can be looked at more closely. A computer-aided detection system is used with certain types of imaging, such as mammography or chest x-ray, to help diagnose a disease, such as cancer. Also called CAD system.